Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Medfield Water Supply Land
Medfield Water Supply Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the southeast, 4.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981-12-01
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Medfield Water Department
How to reach it
Coordinates42.16765, -71.28251
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 24.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Medfield Water Supply Land: 0.3 mi
- Haven Road Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Mill Brook Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Conservation Restriction: 0.5 mi
- Elm Streeet Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 1.1 mi
- Peak House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 1.7 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nebo: 1.3 mi
- Noon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mine Hill: 2.9 mi
- Castle Hill: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Turner Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 4.9 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.0 mi
- South Beach: 5.0 mi
- North Beach: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 1.7 mi
- Tom Brady: 5.3 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 6.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.7 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 8.5 mi
Attractions
- 2: 1.8 mi
- 1: 1.8 mi
- 13: 2.2 mi
- 14: 2.2 mi
- 15: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Baxter Park: 1.8 mi
- Meeting House Pond: 1.9 mi
- Blackburn Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Spring Brook Park: 2.2 mi
- Blackburn Common: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fire Fighters Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Historic and Cultural Resources: 2.3 mi
- Bradford Lewis Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 7.5 mi
- Trial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.5 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 46
- King Philip Rock: 8.1 mi
- King Philip Cave: 8.2 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 9.9 mi
- The Wall: 11.0 mi
- Condo Rock: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
- 36: 11.6 mi
- 35: 11.6 mi
- 16-34: 11.7 mi
- 1: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 17.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.9 mi
- Boston Light: 22.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 11.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 14.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Medfield Water Supply Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | SE 131° | 163 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bluff Hill | SE 138° | 138 m | 5.1 mi |
| Snow Hill | N 356° | 137 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | N 6° | 134 m | 3.3 mi |
| High Rock | S 181° | 127 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 193° | 126 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pegan Hill | N 349° | 125 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brush Hill | NW 318° | 121 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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